Jeff Silver has a good article on SI right now about the obsession with Tony Romo (notice that I refuse to turn his name into a new word out of protest). The gist is, he could turn out to be an Elvis Grbac, or a Tom Brady. Both started their careers impressively, and look where they are now?

My theory is, teams need to see a quarterback play a few games before they can adequately prepare for him. [insert something about tendencies here]. Let's wait a year or two at least, unless he wins a Super Bowl. I'm looking at you, Roethlisberger.

Why is Brady Quinn everyone's consensus to be the number 1 pick in next year's draft. I have not been that impressed with him and do not think his arm strength is all that great. He is going to be a huge bust in the NFL similar to another Notre Dame golden boy Rick Mirer.

Bills over the Chargers - LT is due to have a bad game and the Bills defense is a team that might be able to do it.

Vikings over the Bears - Grossman loses is starting job after this game

Titans over the Colts - The Titans are good running team which is bad news for the Colts and I think the Colts get caught looking ahead to the division match against the Jags next week.

The one that scares me:Everything points to the Patriots blowing out the Lions but I am scared that the Pats are due to lose a gam to the NFC and Roy williams against the Pats DB's scares the bejeezus out of me.

If Bears losing this weekend to the Vikings would just give Griese a *chance* to prove his mettle on the field, I'm all for it. I don't hate Grossman nearly as much as the average Bears fan seems to, but I do believe that they have another good QB on that team who might fit the role of "don't screw it up by taking chances" a little better.

I think Brohm is more of a product of a system - look at previous Louisville QB'S (LeFours, Redman). And don't even try to compare Stanton and Quinn. ...you're dislike for all things ND is showing through with that comment!!!

Quinn is running a pro style offense to perfection with no running game or offensive line on a national stage...so other than your personal hatred towards everything ND why is he going to suck at the next level?

I'm not as excited about the NFL anymore. THe season can't end fast enough, although I am hoping the steelers can avenge their losses to ballimor and the bungles later on this year.

But, I got a feeling philly may just not be washed up. I mean, they're not going to win their division, but I think garcia knows how to run that offense a bit better than he showed last week, and the defense has some talent, andy reid is the best coach in the NFC (Lovie and payton [gotta be COY] early success notwithstanding) and looking ahead to a schedule of wash and nyg and atl, they will sneak back into the playoffs as a 5 seed, edging out carolina based on head-to-head.

ndyanksfan I will not deny that I hate Notre Dame. To me they are overrated and when they are merely decent they get blown up because they are Notre Dame. They have not won a national title in almost 20 years (1988) and have not been considered for one in almost 15 (1993).

I cannot explain why I think Quinn will flop on the next level but I am just not impressed with what he has done. This year his best games have been against weak opponents and in his 2 biggest games he was not very effective. I agree with another poster that Smith will be better at the next level and so will Russell at LSU. Quinn just happens to play for the most storied program in America and he gets hyped up similar to Leinart last year.

I thought we were talking about NFL calibre QBs, not necessarily ND. Yesterday the ND ban began and the thread ended as I recall...feel free to interject any comments you want on any other subject and it will be discussed if it is interesting enough.

I thought we were talking about NFL calibre QBs, not necessarily ND. Yesterday the ND ban began and the thread ended as I recall...feel free to interject any comments you want on any other subject and it will be discussed if it is interesting enough.

As a guy who has Notre Dame hater-ade running through his veins, I will say that Quinn is the #1 reason why ND has a winning record. He is smart, capable, and has a good arm. Not a Kyle Boeller type of cannon, but good enough. Quinn will be a good NFL QB someday.

NDYANKS- I just saw that too, wow.

(I can't post URL links using the standard URL tags? I tried to post a link to this, oh well)

where the x's are the url and the z's are the text of your hyperlink. I broke it up because of the display problems on blogger, but wherever there is a new line, there is not a space. If you're uncertain, you can always preview to test it out.

Wow. If the mere mention of Brady Quinn sparks this much debate and anti-Notre Dame sentiment, I can't wait to see what everyone has to say Sunday night after the Sugar Bowl picks ND to play Florida and the coach who spurned them.

What I love about this Sunday's game is NO ONE is giving the G-Men a chance against a QB who has started five games in his career. The Giants have always faired better as written off underdogs...

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